Great read regardless of your religious background. The author simply asks you to be open to dreaming. Very powerful and revealing of ones inner (no)sGreat read regardless of your religious background. The author simply asks you to be open to dreaming. Very powerful and revealing of ones inner (no)self....more

An initial comment is that anyone with rational belief as a key component in their daily activity and philosophy should read this anthology. A secondAn initial comment is that anyone with rational belief as a key component in their daily activity and philosophy should read this anthology. A second note would be the poor binding. In fact the cover separated in a matter of 30 pages. I normally feel rather good about my gentile approach to opening a book... But this simply separated from the glue. Very clean separation; I have a cover and pages....more

A great read on the Shawnees actions and attempts to be open to others and yet not loose their identity. It ends with the Shawnees being dispossessedA great read on the Shawnees actions and attempts to be open to others and yet not loose their identity. It ends with the Shawnees being dispossessed over and over. It paints a picture of Indians acting free and of themselves at the whims of whites giving their land away where no right existed in Shawnees hands let alone the hands of the European and Americans. I think it paints a brilliant picture of the paternalistic abuse of classism or in this case something more akin to societism....more

A beautiful interplay of intention... A gift from my mother...Labels always fail... but my mother likely sees an atheist... in a way my views are deisA beautiful interplay of intention... A gift from my mother...Labels always fail... but my mother likely sees an atheist... in a way my views are deistic, atheistic, buddhist, christian and loving...I thought this was a very interesting read. Lewis is one of my favorite authors for obvious reasons... Christianity was not one of them. Reading a book he dedicated to my most beloved Tolkien seemed ironic... my mother gifted the book to me.I read so much intention in each letter. I saw the beauty of religion, but I never saw a god... perhaps too deeply philosophical. There is a beautiful interplay of how to live a good life buried beneath a christian attempting to sell his believes by the guise of a demon (since heaven can not be described)....more

I've had my eye on this for a while now. I'm glad to be so pleased. The work has an introduction and great foot notes through out. Granted I'm lookingI've had my eye on this for a while now. I'm glad to be so pleased. The work has an introduction and great foot notes through out. Granted I'm looking for all the extra info I imagine it would be just as useful for every beginner or expert...

In the end the real pleasure is to read Homeric works of literature. ...more

**spoiler alert** I've always been fascinated by the idea of studying occult matters... this book had me sold simply in the fact that the whole thing**spoiler alert** I've always been fascinated by the idea of studying occult matters... this book had me sold simply in the fact that the whole thing is purported to be real. It in itself is a self inflating mythos. I ate it up....more

**spoiler alert** I figured this book would be right up my ally... I mean my Bach. is in Philosophy, but nearly all of my electives were philosophy of**spoiler alert** I figured this book would be right up my ally... I mean my Bach. is in Philosophy, but nearly all of my electives were philosophy of religion courses or anthropology/myth courses... I believe if my college had it, I very likely would have gotten a philosophy of religion degree...

~~~possible SPOILER alert~~~I believe this book had good intentions... The author explicitly states in the beginning of the intro, the first page of 'type,' that it is his opinion that the greatest difference in religions is that they all claim to be the truth...

In that lite; I believe the author was going to argue both Krishna and Jesus from a rather dogmatic point. Early in the body of the text it became apparent that Jesus was going to argue rather dogmatically. Krishna on the other hand was rather open to his fallibility...

It is further my opinion... that this book is NOT good because of the authors bias. I was hoping to read a book to show the virtues and 'vices' of both religions. Where both Jesus and Krishna would defend their creed and 'attack' the philosophical and theological points of the other. It was Jesus' part to do such. The whole time Krishna was on the defensive and was rather 'second class' to Jesus. From a Christian perspective this is great... but it means little to the Hindu reader. If it were unbiased I believe either a Christian or a Hindu could pick up this book and learn of their counter. Instead I believe that any given Hindu (who is not predisposed to believe otherwise) will block their mind to the Christian ideology present. Just as I believe the Christian reader will have a hard time seeing any reason to contemplate the Hindu believes presented. Simply because of their poor presentation; a lack of persuasive presentation. ...more